Table 1. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades PK–12, PK–8, and 9–12 in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015

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Table 1. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades PK–12, PK–8, and 9–12 in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015 [In thousands]
Year	Total			Public			Private
Year	PK-12¹	PK-8¹	9–12	PK-12	PK-8	9–12	PK-12¹	PK-8¹	9–12
Actual
1990	46,451	33,962	12,488	41,217	29,878	11,338	5,234	4,084	1,150
1991²	47,322	34,619	12,703	42,047	30,506	11,541	5,275	4,113	1,162
1992²	48,145	35,264	12,882	42,823	31,088	11,735	5,322	4,175	1,147
1993²	48,812	35,719	13,093	43,465	31,504	11,961	5,348	4,215	1,132
1994²	49,610	36,233	13,376	44,111	31,898	12,213	5,498	4,335	1,163
1995	50,503	36,806	13,697	44,840	32,341	12,500	5,662	4,465	1,197
1996²	51,375	37,316	14,060	45,611	32,764	12,847	5,764	4,551	1,213
1997	51,968	37,696	14,272	46,127	33,073	13,054	5,841	4,623	1,218
1998²	52,475	38,048	14,427	46,539	33,346	13,193	5,937	4,702	1,235
1999	52,875	38,253	14,622	46,857	33,488	13,369	6,018	4,765	1,254
2000²	53,357	38,556	14,802	47,204	33,688	13,515	6,154	4,867	1,287
2001	53,992	38,931	15,061	47,672	33,938	13,734	6,320	4,993	1,326
2002²	54,576	39,150	15,426	48,183	34,116	14,067	6,393	5,034	1,359
2003²	54,989	39,267	15,722	48,541	34,202	14,338	6,448	5,065	1,383
Projected
2004	54,964	38,915	16,049	48,560	33,925	14,634	6,404	4,990	1,414
2005	55,148	38,820	16,328	48,710	33,823	14,887	6,438	4,997	1,441
2006	55,460	38,961	16,498	48,948	33,906	15,042	6,512	5,055	1,456
2007	55,628	39,064	16,564	49,091	33,990	15,101	6,536	5,074	1,463
2008	55,726	39,259	16,467	49,167	34,154	15,013	6,559	5,105	1,454
2009	55,852	39,489	16,363	49,267	34,350	14,917	6,585	5,139	1,446
2010	56,034	39,799	16,234	49,415	34,618	14,797	6,619	5,181	1,437
2011	56,296	40,131	16,165	49,637	34,907	14,730	6,659	5,224	1,435
2012	56,647	40,577	16,071	49,938	35,297	14,641	6,709	5,280	1,429
2013	57,058	41,065	15,993	50,294	35,724	14,569	6,765	5,341	1,424
2014	57,561	41,543	16,018	50,735	36,142	14,593	6,826	5,401	1,425
2015	58,107	41,887	16,220	51,220	36,439	14,780	6,888	5,448	1,440
¹ Includes private nursery and prekindergarten enrollment in schools that offer first or higher grades.
² Private school numbers are estimated based on data from the Private School Universe Survey.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990–91 through 2003–04; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years 1990–91 through 2001–02; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2003. (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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